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BVV: TNA Impact with Champions Challenge matches

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

Slammiversary is at the end of this month, but TNA seems to be in no hurry to put a card together.

Impact this week was devoted to a pair of Champions Challenge matches that theoretically set up title contests down the road, but neither involves any of the company’s biggest names.

So what we had was two hours action that often felt aimless. Tessa Blanchard wrestled Harley Hudson. Santino Marella laced up the boots to face his future son-in-law Stacks. Fabian Aichner made his in-ring debut but didn’t come out of it looking any stronger than he did going in.

And they plugged a Hardys-Righteous match for next week by giving it a wacky name and some cryptic promo time without actually explaining what the rules were or why it mattered or why you should tune in.

Look, this was a skippable TV show, but I’m going to do my best to cover it in an entertaining manner.

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WOL: TNA Impact, WWE preview, wet brine turkey, more!

Posted on by Tom Lawlor

Wrestling Observer Live with “Filthy” Tom Lawlor and Lance Storm are here ahead of the weekend to give you all the news and notes ahead of WWE Smackdown, Clash in Turin, a full TNA Impact on AMC review, Donald Trump, and an apparent FCC violation for peeing on the Xmas turkey! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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BVV: Santana vs. Maclin on TNA Impact, go-home episode of AAA review

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

While AAA spent the week building up the main event of their next big show, TNA ran with what was supposed to be the main event of their last one.

Both of those shows are reviewed on this week’s Big Vinny V Show.

We finally got to see the full version of Mike Santana defending the TNA World Championship against Steve Maclin and it was worth the wait — a pay per view-caliber match on free TV.

Unfortunately, the rest of the show wasn’t much to write home about. The follow-up to Leon Slater’s loss last week was practically non-existent, the other matches on the show were forgettable at best, and there was way too much Daria Rae. But, at least the main event was good.

Meanwhile, south of the border in AAA, we got the final build for the mask vs. mask match between the Grande Americanos as their flunkies squared off in a quite insane tag match. Oh, and they also had a rematch of a thrilling championship fight, and the announcement of a general manager you might have heard of.

All this and more on the Big Vinny V Show!

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BVV: AAA treads water, TNA sinks

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

TNA and AAA both put out TV shows this week, and one of those promotions managed to avoid shooting themselves in the dick.

Impact was a good example of everything right and wrong with TNA: a talented roster and good wrestling, but some mind-boggling booking and a crippling phobia of creating new stars.

So we’ll get into Cedric Alexander’s defeat of Leon Slater, why it was even worse in execution than it sounds on paper, and what possible thought process might have been going through their heads. Also, why Mike Santana’s top rival as world champion is apparently the dreaded heel authority figure.

To be fair, we will also explain why Alexander vs. Slater was a certified banger of a match, but it wasn’t even the best thing on the show. That honor goes to AJ Francis vs. KC Navarro in a street fight.

As for AAA, well, the build for Noche de los Grandes peaked two weeks ago, and now we’re all just twiddling our thumbs waiting for May 30.

We’ll lay it all out on the Big Vinny V Show!

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TNA Impact ratings up, still third-lowest viewership on AMC

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Last week’s live edition of TNA Thursday Night Impact averaged 196,000 viewers on AMC, up 19.5 percent from the previous week. It was, however, the third-lowest audience total for the show since January 22.

In the 18-49 demo, Impact drew a 0.03 rating. That’s up 50 percent from the prior week but ties the second-lowest rating the show has done in that category since debuting on the network.

The show tied for 76th on the primetime cable charts in the key demo and was 85th in terms of total viewers. It went head-to-head with an NBA playoff game on TNT that topped the cable charts with a 0.36 rating and 1.485 million viewers.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Impact, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 12.1 percent in viewers and 25 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

TNA Impact ratings —

DateImpact 18-49Impact T.V.
3/5/20260.04249,000
3/12/20260.04259,000
3/19/20260.04250,000
3/26/20260.05256,000
4/2/20260.05200,000
4/9/20260.04257,000
4/16/20260.05212,000
4/23/20260.03175,000
4/30/20260.03209,000
5/7/20260.02164,000
5/14/20260.03196,000
*10 wk avg0.04223,100
*not including current week

BVV: Recapping weak episodes of TNA Impact & AAA

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

Well, you can’t win ’em all. TNA and AAA both put up TV shows last week, but neither turned out to be particularly exciting.

Vince Verhei talks about them all on the latest Big Vinny V Show.

TNA is still six weeks out from Slammiversary and seems to be in no hurry to put a card together. So, Impact featured EC3 making a very uninspiring return against Eric Young; a promo segment building a feud exactly zero fans could possibly want to see; a short, forgettable tag team championship match, which was followed by a longer, non-title tag team match that felt more important; and a completely new and original program pitting a babyface challenger against a heel authority figure.

And then, it was capped off by an Arianna Grace main event, of all things.

Meanwhile, in AAA, there’s a pointless banger of a three-way, an AEW special of a debut, and a main event angle that accomplished nothing.

Thank god I’m entertaining. Come listen to the Big Vinny V Show!

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BVV: AAA with Los Americanos contract signing, TNA Impact

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

Let’s celebrate Cinco de Mayo by catching up on the best feud of 2026: El Grande Americano vs. Original Grande Americano, who are set for their mascara contra mascara match.

But before that, we get El Hijo Del Vikingo vs. Mini Vikingo in a fun (and newsworthy) big brother vs. little brother battle, and Laredo Kid vs. Rey Fenix in a match so good fans were throwing money in the ring.

Then it’s over to TNA Impact, where the main event pits Elijah vs. Frankie Kazarian in the first ever Walk With Elijah Guitar Strap match.

There’s also Vincent vs. Jeff Hardy with the return of Broken Matt Hardy; Adam Brooks challenging Mustafa Ali for the International Championship; Allie returning from the dead (no, really) to compete in trios action; and Mr. Elegance vs. the Home Town Man.

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BVV: Super fun episodes of TNA Impact, AAA

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

If you like fun wrestling shows with great matches, then I have two primo suggestions for you!

We’ll start with TNA Impact, which opens with an exciting contest between Nic Nemeth and Bear Bronson, then closes with an excellent Mike Santana title defense against Rich Swann.

Mind you, it’s still TNA, so there’s also a downside—Matt Hardy looking completely immobile against Dutch and an insufferable promo segment with Lei Ying Lee and Xia Brookside. But what can you do?

Then it’s off to Mexico City for AAA, my favorite show every week. We get Money Machine vs. La Parka & Rey Fenix; Laredo Kid vs. Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. in a blast of total insanity; and a main event tag match that pits El Grande Americano & Texano Jr. vs. El Masias & Mecha Wolf, setting up a tremendous postmatch angle.

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Ratings for AEW Collision & TNA Impact Thursday night episodes

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

– Last week’s Thursday night episode of AEW Collision averaged 373,000 viewers on TNT, down 21.6 percent from the previous week in its regular time slot. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since March 7.

Collision drew a 0.07 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 12.5 percent from the prior week and ties the lowest rating the show has done in that category since the March 7 episode.

As compared to the same week in 2025, Collision was up 11.3 percent in overall viewers but down 12.5 percent in 18-49.

– TNA’s Thursday Night Impact, airing head-to-head for the second hour on AMC, averaged 200,000 viewers, down 21.9 percent from the week before. It’s the lowest audience for Impact since its second week on AMC on January 22.

Impact drew a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demo, matching the number that it did the previous week. This ties the largest rating the show has done in that category on AMC.

Collision tied for 32nd on the night on the primetime cable charts while Impact tied for 51st.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for both Collision and Impact:

DateCollision 18-49Collision overall
1/24/20260.02253,000
1/31/20260.07492,000
2/7/20260.07388,000
2/14/20260.1561,000
2/21/20260.08470,000
2/28/20260.06365,000
3/7/20260.05370,000
3/14/20260.07458,000
3/21/20260.1470,000
3/28/20260.08476,000
4/2/20260.07373,000
“10 wk avg0.07430,300
*not includingcurrent week


DateImpact 18-49Impact T.V.
1/22/20260.03171,000
1/29/20260.04201,000
2/5/20260.05241,000
2/12/20260.05254,000
2/19/20260.05233,000
2/26/20260.03233,000
3/5/20260.04249,000
3/12/20260.04259,000
3/19/20260.04250,000
3/26/20260.05256,000
4/2/20260.05200,000
*10 wk avg0.04234,700
*not includingcurrent week

BVV: TNA Impact recap with the build for Sacrifice

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

With their next app special just around the corner, TNA Wrestling has some work to do putting a card together for this Friday’s Sacrifice.

I talk about that and more on this week’s Big Vinny V Show.

This past week’s TNA Impact had Mike Santana and Steve Maclin sitting down for a chat, a banged-up Moose continuing to work his way through The System, a meaningless tag match thrown together featuring four random dudes, and the usual idiotic booking from Santino Marella.

Elsewhere, there was the in-ring debut of Mr. Elegance; Mike Jackson still being great in 2026; Elayna Black wrestling both Jada Stone and her own gear; and Ryan Nemeth winning a match with his finish.

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BVV: A much improved episode of TNA Impact

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

The TNA Impact reviews on the Big Vinny V Show are back for another week and it’s a good thing, too, because this was the best episode in the AMC era.

The main event saw Moose and Cedric Alexander tear things up in an Atlanta street fight, but the show was stolen by a trios match pitting Order 4 against Trey Miguel, Rich Swann & BDE. We also had two other fun matches with The Hardys vs. Sinner & Saint, and AJ Francis vs. Elijah.

Mind you, there was plenty of stupid stuff too: the Steve Maclin storyline got even dumber, Santino is a horrible GM, and there was a completely incomprehensible Rosemary segment.

We’ll take in the good, the bad, and the ugly on the new Big Vinny V Show!

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BVV: Another dumb episode of TNA Impact

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

Another week, another round of brain cells sacrificed before the altar of terrible television.

The biggest story in TNA these days involves a guy who was fired and then kept committing assault being not only hired back, but also granted a championship match on the main event of a pay per view. It’s a storyline so stupid even the show’s own announcers can’t hide their disgust.

And while two dueling authority figures who hate each other somehow worked together to pull that off, two other authority figures apparently signed their soul over to a teleporting demon.

There was some good wrestling (Nic Nemeth vs. Leon Slater, a four-way tag match) and some bad wrestling (Elayna Black vs. Mara Sade) but that hardly seems to matter anymore.

We’ll suffer through it and then discuss the future of the Big Vinny V Show!

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TNA Impact ratings up for live episode

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Last week’s episode of TNA’s Thursday Night Impact on AMC averaged 249,000 viewers, up 6.9% from the previous week. It’s the second highest audience the show has done since debuting on the network.

Impact averaged a 0.04 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 33.3% from the prior week and ties the 4th highest rating the show has done in that category among the 8 episodes that have aired so far.

Impact tied for 61st among prime time cable network programming for that night. It was head to head with an NHL game on ESPN that topped the cable charts with a 0.26 18-49 rating and 808,000 viewers.

Listed below are the overall viewership and 18-49 demo rating for each episode of TNA Impact that has aired thus far on AMC along with the 7 week average in both categories. This episode was up 15.7% in overall viewers and even in 18-49 as compared to the averages prior to last week.

DateImpact 18-49Impact T.V.
1/15/20260.04173,000
1/22/20260.03171,000
1/29/20260.04201,000
2/5/20260.05241,000
2/12/20260.05254,000
2/19/20260.05233,000
2/26/20260.03233,000
3/5/20260.04249,000
*10 wk avg0.04215,143

BVV: TNA Impact is stupid and dumb

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

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The focus of TNA Impact this week was less on wrestling and more on angles and storylines, none of which made the slightest bit of sense.

On this week’s Big Vinny V Show, I go over it all in rich detail.

Why was Alisha Edwards ready to quit, only to suddenly change her mind so she could manage Moose, who is feuding with her husband?

Why is Santino still employed when all of his decisions turn into disasters? Why is Daria Rae, the heel, the one to point out his incompetence, and how is that supposed to make me dislike her?

And for the love of God, why is the show practically built around Steve Maclin, who was supposed to be fired weeks ago? The last question is most important because the live crowd turned on what was supposed to be a main event segment and turned it into a joke.

Along the way, there was some decent wrestling, but it hardly seems relevant. We’ll suffer through it on the Big Vinny V Show!

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TNA Impact viewership steady, 18-49 demo rating down

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

The Thursday, February 26 episode of TNA Impact averaged 233,000 viewers on AMC, identical to the viewership number the show did the previous week. This ties the lowest audience total for Impact since January 29.

In the 18-49 demo, Impact drew a 0.03 rating. That’s down 40 percent from the prior week and matches the lowest rating the show has done in that category since debuting on AMC.

On a night with no major sports competition but network TV returning with all new programming on the major networks, Impact tied for 96th on the cable charts in the 18-49 demo.

Listed below are the viewership totals and 18-49 rating for each episode of Thursday Night Impact that’s aired so far on AMC, along with the average in each category prior to the current week. Last week’s show was up 9.8 percent in viewers but down 25 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

TNA Impact ratings —

DateImpact 18-49Impact T.V.
1/15/20260.04173,000
1/22/20260.03171,000
1/29/20260.04201,000
2/5/20260.05241,000
2/12/20260.05254,000
2/19/20260.05233,000
2/26/20260.03233,000
*10 wk avg0.04212,167
*not includingcurrent week